Expansion

Albany Med Expansion Information

To meet ever-increasing demands, Albany Medical Center is preparing to embark on the largest hospital expansion in the history of northeastern New York. This six story complex will include a new neonatal intensive care unit, 20 new operating rooms, new recovery rooms, expanded adult intensive care beds, additional general medical/surgical beds and enable single occupancy patient rooms throughout the hospital.  

Construction News & Updates

Albany Medical Center has closed the entrance of its D-building — the tower facing the corner of New Scotland and Myrtle Avenues—effective Saturday January 16, 2010. The emergency entrance will remain in its current location and valet service will be provided for patients using the emergency room.

Main Entrances to the Medical Center

• Pillars Entrance (M-Building)
  • The historic Pillars entrance at Albany Medical Center (M-Building) is directly connected via an enclosed pedestrian bridge to Albany Med’s multi-level parking garage located on New Scotland Avenue — making parking and entry into the Medical Center easy and convenient. (Patients undergoing surgery will have parking fees validated the day of surgery).  
• Physicians Pavilion Entrance (A-Building)
  • This entrance, located on the west end of the campus, offers FREE valet parking for patients and visitors in the Blue Lot adjacent to the Physicians Pavilion. Wheelchairs are also available in the entrance way to assist those in need.
• Emergency Department entrance (D-Building)
  • While the main entrance to the D-Building is closed, the walk in entrance to the Emergency Department (adjacent to the former main entrance in the D-Building) will remain open of emergency visits only. Valet service will also be available for patients seeking emergency medical services.  All other visitors will be redirected to the Parking Garage or the Blue Lot adjacent to the Physicians Pavilion.

Click here to download a directions packet (PDF)

Additionally for your convenience, a “Directions” packet is available for download as a PDF. The packet contains step-by step directions to the following services:

• Pre-Operative Care Unit / Ambulatory Surgery
• Cardiac Catheterization Lab
• Electrophysiology Lab
• Radiology
• Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
• Emergency Department
• The Birth Place
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Non-Invasive Cardiology
• Clinical Neurophysiology Lab
• Apheresis
• Pediatric Dialysis
• Hearing Center